PHALANGERIDA. 25 
eet 1.0.0 ~ 0 0.0.0.4 2 Saw at ay 
Dentition.—I. yy ©-m P: soow M- Toaa Xx 2= 24. 
Habits.—Fossorial ; rhizophagous. 
1. PHASCOLOMYS MITCHELLI, Owen (1838). 
Common Australian Wombat. 
Size large. Rhinarium large, naked, and black. Fur coarse, 
harsh, and hispid. Color above and below either yellow, grizzled 
yellow and black, or black. Ears short, rounded, and well- 
haired. Ribs of the exceptional number of fifteen. 
Dimensions.—Head and body about forty-four inches. 
Habitat.—New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 
References.—Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 213; Gould, Mamm. 
Austr, 1. pls. lvl. (head), lviii. 
2. PHAscoLoMys uURSINUS, Shaw, sp. (1800). 
Tasmanian Wombat. 
Differs in no respect from the preceding except in its smaller 
size. Color above and below uniform dark grizzled grayish-brown. 
Dimensions.—Head and body about thirty-eight inches. 
Habitat.—Tasmania, and Islands in Bass’ Straits. 
References.—Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 215; Gould, Mamm. 
Austr. 1. pls. lv. (head), lvi. 
3. PHASCOLOMYS LATIFRONS, Owen (1845) 
Hairy-nosed Wombat. 
Size moderate. Rhinarium hairy, velvety to the touch, and white. 
Fur straight, soft, and silky. General color above mottled gray ; 
tip of muzzle, a spot above and below the eyes, cheeks, throat, 
and chest white ; chin black ; rest of underside dirty gray. Ears 
comparatively long, narrow, and pointed; outwardly sparsely 
clothed with black hairs, inwardly naked. Ribs of the normal 
number of thirteen. 
Dimensions.—Head and body about forty inches. 
Habitat.—South Australia. 
References.—Thomas, B. M. Catal. p. 217; Gould, Mamm. 
Austr. i. pls. lix. (head), 1x. 
Family I[V.—PHALANGERID. 
All the feet with five digits, those of the fore limbs generally 
subequal ; those of the hind limbs syndactylous, fairly stout and 
well developed ; fourth toe the longest, the fifth but little smaller ; 
